Bought this to serve as a buffet in our dining room. Assembly was relatively easy, but I say this as a cabinet makers daughter who grew up building cabinets. That said, the hinges are a nightmare and the cheap plastic inserts for the peg swivel are a joke. I had to call upon my retired father to call in a favor to a current cabinet maker still in the business to get me proper European hinges for this otherwise theres no way it will last with young kids going into the cabinet for their placemats regularly. One good yank the wrong way on the door and the entire front of the box could bubble and warp from the pressure. But, for the price this is an awesome deal for a cheap piece that still looks nice. I was impressed with the back panel assembly that its not the standard tack nail folded sheet but rather four pieces individually inset. All in all I had this thing assembled in about an hour and a half but I used my drill for the whole thing.
Beautiful but the assembly is finicky
Bought this to serve as a buffet in our dining room. Assembly was relatively easy, but I say this as a cabinet makers daughter who grew up building cabinets. That said, the hinges are a nightmare and the cheap plastic inserts for the peg swivel are a joke. I had to call upon my retired father to call in a favor to a current cabinet maker still in the business to get me proper European hinges for this otherwise theres no way it will last with young kids going into the cabinet for their placemats regularly. One good yank the wrong way on the door and the entire front of the box could bubble and warp from the pressure. But, for the price this is an awesome deal for a cheap piece that still looks nice. I was impressed with the back panel assembly that its not the standard tack nail folded sheet but rather four pieces individually inset. All in all I had this thing assembled in about an hour and a half but I used my drill for the whole thing.